Southeast Asia Regional pact against piracy

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The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is a Japanese initiative launched in Tokyo in November 2004. Singapore serves as the depository of the agreement and hosts the group's information sharing center.


Seven of the signatories have fully ratified the agreement: Japan, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and South Korea, which submitted its ratification papers also on Friday.


The agreement will enter into force 90 days after the 10th country submits its instrument of ratification.


In addition, Brunei and Cambodia have signed the agreement and are in the process of completing their domestic procedures for ratification, the Singapore foreign ministry said in a statement.

Nice sign of regional cooperation...